Normal people don't know who Charlie Kirk is. My mom, dad, husband, neighbor are very confused why it's such a big deal.
Which is good to remember. He's never done anything notable. Didn't run for office, didn't break a big story, didn't write an important book.
So, for a lot of people this is all very confusing.
@futurebird I knew about him because my 14yr old Australian child told me about him.
My impression is because Kirk was relatively young (31), he was more of a known entity to younger people.
e.g. my child follows progressive commentators on TikTok and Kirk's views were discussed there.
A lot of far right online people were recently VERY mad at him for covering for Epstein among other things.
For left wing online types he was a reliable punching bag, more embarrassing than threatening.
For people who have felt the sweet caress of grass on their feet? They are all saying Who???
@futurebird @troberts "more embarrassing than threatening..."
He's called for violence against the transgender community.
Also called for overturning the Civil Rights Act.
FA? Meet FO.
@KraftTea @futurebird @troberts As for someone on the left myself, I didn't even recognize his name when he was shot and killed; it was other people citing his "I think it’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the second amendment to protect our other God-given rights." quote, which came across as real Lord Farquaad energy.
It's a bit like if the Boeing CEO was known for saying "Some airplane flight deaths are necessary to ensure our stock price goes up", and then being known for it as a Boeing 737 Max crash lands into them because of an MCAS sensor tripping.
Would their death be tragic and avoidable? Sure? Would their family be grieving? Probably. Would everyone else be laughing at the irony of their specific death? Yes, very much so.
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